Distill Ventures is a venture capital firm. Team members are concentrated in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Among the 10 companies in the known portfolio are Pimentae, Atost, Casa J Tequila, Idle Hands, Jackson McCrea Whiskey and Kromanti Rum.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- BeveragesCPGD2CFood & BeverageNon-alcoholic spiritsSpiritsWine & Spirits
Contacts
Who to pitch at Distill Ventures
Distill Ventures portfolio companies (10)
- Pimentae
- Atost
- Casa J Tequila
- Idle Hands
- Jackson McCrea Whiskey
- Kromanti Rum
- Lodestar
- Lot 42
- Tanica
- UME Plum Liqueur
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About Distill Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors Consumer and Food, and focus areas Beverages, CPG, D2C and Food & Beverage; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed and Seed.
The team counts 6 people in our database. Kamuti Kiteme (Managing Director), Justin Lew (Fractional CMO) and Ara Carvallo (Portfolio Director) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Across the known portfolio, one co-investor appears alongside Distill Ventures: Figr Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Distill Ventures?
Distill Ventures is a venture capital firm whose team is concentrated in Chicago, Illinois, United States, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Distill Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer and Food; listed focus areas include Beverages, CPG, D2C and Food & Beverage. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Distill Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Distill Ventures include Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Distill Ventures?
3 of the 6 people on file at Distill Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 6 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Distill Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 6 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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